Thoughts from the interface of science, religion, law and culture

After spending several years touring the country as a stand up comedian, Ed Brayton tired of explaining his jokes to small groups of dazed illiterates and turned to writing as the most common outlet for the voices in his head. He has appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show and the Thom Hartmann Show, and is almost certain that he is the only person ever to make fun of Chuck Norris on C-SPAN.

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Pakistani Ambassador Faces Blasphemy Charges

The Pakistani ambassador to the United States, Sherry Rehman, is facing a criminal investigation in her home country for blasphemy. The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered that investigation into whether she “outraged the religious feelings of Muslims with deliberate and malicious intent.”

The Supreme Court has directed the Multan City Police Officer (CPO) to decide an application regarding the registration of blasphemy case against Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, according to the law.

Mohammad Faheem Akhtar Gill had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against a Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, decision that it has no jurisdiction in the case, and has prayed that the Punjab Police be directed to register a criminal case against Sherry Rehman under Section 295C of Pakistan Penal Code. He made Multan district and sessions judge, Multan CCPO, an SHO and Sherry Rehman as respondents.

There are so many violent conflicts, it is hard to keep track of them.

The Sunnis are killing the Ahazara Shi’ites for being Shi’ites. The Balochis are trying to seccede and there is a civil war. The Sunnis also attack the Sufis. The Alhadyis are officially heretics and persecuted. The Taliban attacks everyone else.

They mix it up with the Hindus next door occasionally.

When they get bored with those, they attack xians and polio health care workers.

They store some of their large arsenal of nuclear bombs in a facility up north. It’s been attacked three times by the Taliban.